Givens Performing Arts Center

05/29/2026

Mark your calendars! The beloved ballet The Nutcracker is coming to GPAC on November 22 at 6 p.m. You can reserve your tickets early by visiting uncp.edu/gpac or calling 910.521.6361. It's not too early to make your plans.

05/28/2026

‼️ Listen up during the raffle. Friends of Main Street Lumberton is going to be giving away a set of tickets for a GPAC show! 🎉

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05/27/2026

Come out to Alive After Five in downtown Lumberton Thursday! You could win tickets to a GPAC show! We'll see you there!

🎶 Alive After 5 – Week 3 is HERE! Join us Thursday, May 28, in Downtown Lumberton for the legendary Band Of Oz! 🎶

Get ready for an unforgettable night of beach music, dancing, and fun as the Band of Oz takes the stage for Week 3 of Alive After 5! Bring your lawn chairs, grab dinner from a food truck, and enjoy an evening in Downtown Lumberton with family and friends.

🎧 DJ King Curtiss gets the party started from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
🎶 Band of Oz performs LIVE from 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Join us for:
🍔 Food trucks
🇺🇸 America 250 giveaways
🎭 Two GPAC tickets raffled off for next season’s shows
💰 50/50 drawing & many other giveaways
🐾 Kids Zone provided by Lumberton Woman’s Club
🍻 Cold beverages available in the plaza

👏 Special thanks to our sponsors:
⭐ Front Row Sponsor: H&H Communities
🎨 Title Sponsor: Robeson County Arts Council
🍻 It’s Alive After 5 Somewhere Sponsors: Healy Wholesale Fort Liberty/Fayetteville & UNC Health Southeastern
🎧 DJ Sponsor: RHCC (Robeson Health Care Corporation)
🙌 Volunteer Sponsor: Mayor Davis & the Lumberton City Council

📍 Downtown Lumberton Plaza
🚫 NO OUTSIDE COOLERS

Tag your beach music crew, and we’ll see you Thursday night for the Band of Oz! 🎶🔥

05/22/2026

The staff of Givens Performing Arts Center wishes you a safe and meaningful Memorial Day as we honor the brave women and men who served our country. 🇺🇸

05/21/2026

‼️ We will be at Lumberton's Alive After Five tonight! Come out for a free concert with The Tams and your chance to win FREE tickets to a GPAC show. We will have a table set up, so please say hi! Stop by the Friends of Main Street Lumberton and get your raffle tickets! See you there! ‼️

🎶 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! The Tams take over Downtown Lumberton at Alive After 5! 🎶

Get ready for an unforgettable evening of beach music classics, dancing, and fun as The Tams hit the stage TONIGHT in Downtown Lumberton!

For more than 50 years, The Tams have been entertaining audiences with hits like:
🎤 “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy”
🎤 “What Kind of Fool”
🎤 “I’ve Been Hurt”
🎤 “Untie Me”

🎧 DJ King Curtiss kicks things off spinning the hits from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
🎶 The Tams perform LIVE from 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Join us for:
🍔 Food trucks
🇺🇸 America 250 giveaways
🎁 Memorial Day basket giveaway featuring a $100 Lowe’s gift card courtesy of RE/MAX Real Estate Exchange - Lumberton NC
🎭 Two GPAC tickets raffled off for next season’s shows
💰 50/50 drawing
🐾 Kids Zone provided by Robeson County Partnership for Children
🍻 Cold beverages available in the plaza

📍 Downtown Lumberton Plaza
🪑 Bring your lawn chairs & dancing shoes!
🚫 NO OUTSIDE COOLERS

Tag your concert crew and we’ll see you TONIGHT in Downtown Lumberton! 🎶🔥

05/14/2026

We are looking for volunteers to help us at events. Reach out to us if you or your civic group are looking for volunteer opportunities.

05/12/2026

The artistry of World Ballet Company returns to GPAC November 22 with The Nutcracker. Now is the time to choose the best seats. Visit uncp.edu/gpac or call 910.521.6361 to reserve yours before the holiday season.

05/09/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 graduates and new Braves Alumni! 🖤💛🎉

05/08/2026

Tickets for The Nutcracker are on sale NOW! Get yours at uncp.edu/gpac or by calling 910.521.6361.

05/07/2026

Tickets for The Nutcracker, presented by World Ballet Company go on sale to the public tomorrow at 10 a.m. Get yours at uncp.edu/gpac or call 910.521.6361.

05/05/2026

Exciting news about one of our UNCP graduates! Congratulations!

Exciting news!
Last night at the Lucille Lortel Awards in New York City, UNCP alumnus Nygel D. Robinson (BM in Musical Theatre, Class of 2015), along with his co-writer and co-star Brian Quijada, won 4 Lucille Lortel awards for their original musical, Mexodus.
These awards include:
• Outstanding Musical
• Outstanding Director (David Mendizábal)
• Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical (Nygel D. Robinson)
• Outstanding Sound Design (Mikhail Fiksel)

Mexodus is a live-looped 2-person musical starting Nygel and Brian and it is currently running off-Broadway at Daryl Roth Theatre in NYC now through June 14th.

Bravo to Nygel, Brian, and the entire team behind Mexodus! Go Braves! 🖤💛


📷: Curtis Brown (from Playbill)

https://playbill.com/article/mexodus-wins-4-lucille-lortel-awards-see-the-full-list-of-winners?fbclid=IwY2xjawRm3m9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwU3NNSmVibHRTeHBoazk5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrumAAutkZbJ_u_8jcTTGNSMgubOHxaLNAUzy-AhtO3i_0kMDyEM2nCM-Bh3_aem_tSyRLktrbl-sRmxEbtpKPg